Yesterday evening (6/5/06), Mike McFadden and I met up
with Mark Houston in northern Lincoln County. Our
objective was do some owling.

As the light waned around 9:15, we began hearing
Poorwills calling in the lower end of Redwine Canyon.
We eventually had some nice flight views of a pair
POORWILLs that were fluttering around us.

A couple of miles into Sterling Vallley, we had a
responsive WESTERN SCREECH OWL. After viewing the owl,
we heard a small chorus of other screech owls that
sounded like a young family group.

In between the poorwill and the owl sighting, we
witnessed a lovely earth grazer type meteor that
slowly descended and gave us ample time to enjoy the
sight. Needless to say, we enjoyed a highly successful
beautiful evening.

On Tuesday (6/6/06), Michael Woodruff and I worked
several sites for chats. Although we came up empty on
this target, we did see Pacific Slope Flycatcher, Gray
Catbird, and VEERY.

Later on Peone Prairie, we coaxed a SORA out of the
thick marsh grass. The little rail scurried around
within ten feet of us. American Bitterns and Virginia
Rails called, but remained skillfully hidden.

Gina Sheridan
Spokane, WA

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